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otherwise prohibited by the ESA with 

respect to any endangered species. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

January 3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, supporting materials, and 

any comments and other materials that 

we receive will be available for public 

inspection at https://

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2023–0225. 

Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Internet: https://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2023–0225. 

• U.S. Mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2023–0225; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comment Procedures under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy MacDonald, by phone at 703– 

358–2185 or via email at DMAFR@

fws.gov. Individuals in the United States 

who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, 

or have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

We invite the public and local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment 

on these applications. Before issuing 

any of the requested permits, we will 

take into consideration any information 

that we receive during the public 

comment period. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

comments sent by email or to an address 

not in ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

or include in our administrative record 

comments we receive after the close of 

the comment period (see DATES). 

When submitting comments, please 

specify the name of the applicant and 

the permit number at the beginning of 

your comment. Provide sufficient 

information to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

include. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are: (1) Those supported by 

quantitative information or studies; and 

(2) those that include citations to, and 

analyses of, the applicable laws and 

regulations. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

You may view and comment on 

others’ public comments at https://

www.regulations.gov unless our 

allowing so would violate the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment at https://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, such 

as your address, phone number, or 

email address, you may request at the 

top of your document that we withhold 

this information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. Moreover, all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

we invite public comments on permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits certain activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

issued that allows such activities. 

Permits issued under section 10(a)(1)(A) 

of the ESA allow otherwise prohibited 

activities for scientific purposes or to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the affected species. Service regulations 

regarding prohibited activities with 

endangered species, captive-bred 

wildlife registrations, and permits for 

any activity otherwise prohibited by the 

ESA with respect to any endangered 

species are available in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations in part 17. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

Applicant: Gulf Breeze Zoo, Gulf 

Breeze, FL; Permit No. PER5267819 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import six captive-born goldenheaded lion tamarins (Leontopithecus 

chrysomelas) from the Nature Resource 

Network s.r.o. in the Czech Republic, for 

the purpose of enhancing the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single import. 

Applicant: Columbus Zoo and 

Aquarium, Powell, OH; Permit No. 

PER5300236 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import a captive-born Asian elephant 

(Elephas maximus) from the African 

Lion Safari in Ontario, Canada, for the 

purpose of enhancing the propagation or 

survival of the species. This notification 

is for a single import. 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching https://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations. 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX24LB00TZ90100; OMB Control Number 

1028–0082] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; U.S. Geological Survey Bird 

Banding Permit Applications and Band 

Recovery Reports 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 


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ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) is proposing a renewal of an 

existing information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

3, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. Please 

provide a copy of your comments by 

mail to USGS, Information Collections 

Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192 or by 

email to gs-info_collections@usgs.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

1028–0082, U.S. Geological Survey Bird 

Banding Permit Applications and Band 

Recovery, in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Antonio Celis-Murillo 

by email at acelis-murillo@usgs.gov, or 

by telephone at 301–497–5808. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on 

September 1, 2023 (88 FR 60482). One 

comment was received from the 

Ornithological Council (Laura Bies, 

Executive Director). Based on this 

feedback, we are adjusting the time 

burden for the Application for Federal 

Bird Banding or Marking Permit from 30 

minutes to 60 minutes, raising the total 

burden by 40 hours to 4,734 hours. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How the agency might minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personally identifiable 

information (PII) in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your PII—may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your PII from public review, 

we cannot guarantee that we will be 

able to do so. 

Abstract: The Bird Banding Program 

is the responsibility of the USGS Bird 

Banding Laboratory (BBL). The BBL 

plays a critical role in permitting the 

banding and marking of wild birds and 

is responsible for storing and 

maintaining data on banded and marked 

birds. This effort requires coordination 

between banders and people who later 

encounter the marked birds to ensure 

the data are available for later analyses. 

To achieve these goals, the BBL collects 

information using three forms: the 

Application for Federal Bird Banding or 

Marking Permit, the Federal Bird 

Banding or Marking Permit Renewal 

Form, and the Bird Banding Recovery 

Report. 

Title of Collection: Bird Banding 

Permit Applications and Band Recovery 

Reports. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0082. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: General 

public. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 92,000. 

—Bird Banding Permit Application: 80 

respondents 

—Bird Banding Permit Renewal: 400 

respondents 

—Band Recovery Form: 91,520 

respondents 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 93,150. 

—Bird Banding Permit Application: 80 

responses 

—Bird Banding Permit Renewal: 400 

responses 

—Band Recovery Form: 92,670: 

responses 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 3 to 60 minutes, depending 

on form used. 

—Bird Banding Permit Application: 60 

minutes 

—Bird Banding Permit Renewal: 3 

minutes 

—Band Recovery Form: 3 minutes 

Burden Hours. 

—Bird Banding Permit Application: 80 

hours 

—Bird Banding Permit Renewal: 20 

hours 

—Band Recovery Report Form: 4,634 

hours 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,734 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: We have not identified any 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated 

with this collection of information. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, nor is a person required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Antonio Celis-Murillo, 

Chief, USGS Bird Banding Laboratory. 

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